Inflating apparatus.



S. NELSON. INFLATING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEZS. I916.

1 259 481. Patented Mar. 12, mm

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To all whom it may mm.- Be it known that l, SAMUEL Nansen, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident ticularly it relates to the inflation of pneumatic tires with compressed air.

- The objects of the invention are to provide a device by which the inflow of compressed air to a tire is easily and positively controlled by the operator without liability of leakage or loss; to guard against careless or rough handling of the device; to provide a transverse valve with a paclnng cushion.

which cannot be unduly. compressed and which is not likelv to be lost; to this end to provide stops limiting motion of the oper; ating handle in both its directions; to provicle for cooperation with said operating handle a fixed handle, said handles being at opposite sides of the supply pipe connection so that when grasped in the hand the some will he inclosecl and protected; at the same time to afiord free access to said supply pipe connection when desired, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, in which like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several views Figure l is a longitudinal sectional. view 05. an apparatus embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation looking from the right hand side of Fig l.

in the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawing, the reference numeral 1 indicates the body portion of my improved device, the some being provided with nipples 2, 3 preferably progesting from opposite ends of the body portion in suostantialalinement. One of these nippies, as 2, is connected to the source of air supply or pressure (not shown% by suitable tubing e and the other nipp e' 3 comwith an acct-u" or other suitahle valve connection for attachment to the valve of the tire or other article to he inflated Passe i e Specification of Letters Patent.

main valve extend inwardly within the body portion from the nipples 2, 3 respectively, and a valve 9 movable in a direction transverse to the said passages controls the flow of air from one to the other, said valve normally closing communication between said passages and being manually opened by the operator when a flow is desired.

It will he understood that when the valve 9 is open air can pass through the passages 7 and 8 and through the tubing 'to the valve connection 6. lhis connection is itself provided with an interior valve 10 which is shown open in the drawing so that air could pass through its groove ll and so escape from the nozzle or connection: In practice, however, the compressed air would act upon the head 12 of the valve 10 and seat the same so that no air could escape drone. the nozzle or connection, unless the some were pressed against the valve of the t re or other article, when the stem 13 opens tooth thetire valve and. the (3011I1%t1011 valve '19, as is common in the art and well understood. 'lhus if the valve 9 ct my apparatus is opened and the tire valve connection e is "pressed against the tire valve so as to open.

the connection valve 10 compressed air may be passed freely into the tire.

When the operator thinks he has reached the desired pressure in the tire, he allows the main valve 9 to close and out ed the supply oi": air from the tank or pump, at the some time holding the valve connection or nozzle stem seated so that its communication with the tire is open 'lhereupon the pressure in the tire will hack up through the valve connection tubing 5 and passage 8 of the hodyportion to a pressure gage is suitably mounted upon the body portion of my apparatus and counicating with the passage 8. This will at once show the operator what pressure or? air is in the tire and if not suificient he can open the main valve 9 again and continue inflow to the tire. Glearly with one hand holding the body portion so as to conveniently operate the 9 and the other hand holding the valve connection ii, nay improved apparates he very easily and quickly operated. If at any time it is desired to know the pressure in the supply tank, it is neces carry only to open the main valve 9 when the valve wnnection o is disconnected fro Patented li/iiaro 12, 191W.

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a tire or the like so that its valve 10 will show the. ressure in the tank.

Whilet' e detail construction of my improved apparatus may be varied in many ways in its manufacture, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, I have forpurposes of illustration shown the construction next to be described and which construction possesses certain advantages some of which'are stated.

The nipple 2 which connects with the source of'supply is preferably removable and provided adjacent its end toward the body portion with acircumferential flange 15, said end of the nipple being threaded up to the flange and screwed into a socket 16 in the body portion, the flange limiting the entry of the nipple in said socket so as not to seal the passage in the nipple against In open communication with the socket at its bottom is the passage 7 shown directed in an oblique direction to a transverse valve chamber 17 This valve chamber extends inwardly from one side of the body portion to about the middle thereof and is closed at its outer end by a suitable cap or plug 18; from its inner end leads an extension 19 which intersects the outlet air passage 8 of the body portion and is open at the other or opposite side of the body portion, said extension 19 being reduced where it leaves the valve chamber ll so as to form a shoulder 20, This shoulder provides a valve seat, as by means of the gasket 21 shown, and it is against this seat that the control valve 9 operates to check the flow of air.

lhe control valve 9 herein illustrated extends longitudinally of the valve. chamber 17 with its outer end in a recess 22 in the cap or plug 18 and is normally pressed toward its seat by a spring 23 surrounding thevalve and bearing against a flange or other suitable stop means at the inner end of the valve. A. valve stem 2d projects lon gitudinally from the inner end of the valve 9 and'extends loosely through the valve seat and extension 19 of the valve chamber to the other side of the body portion. A handle 25 is arranged longitudinally of the bod portion at said other side, being pivote as at 26 forward of the projecting valve stem 24. to swing toward and away from the body portion, preferably between guidmg flanges 2?, 27 thereon. The opposite or free end of the handle projects beyond the body portion in the same direction as the inletnipple Q-and said body portion is also provided with a corresponding fixed handle 28 so that by grasping the two in his hand,

the operator can press the swinging handle 25 toward the fixed handle 28. Said swinging handle 25 engages the end of the valve stem 24 so as to unseat thevvalve when the handlesare pressed, and when released the valve seats by virtue of its spring'23 andthe valve stem swings the handle 25 out-' ward again:

In order to prevent air from escaping around the valve stem as it flows from passage? to passage 8 of the body portion, the extension of the valve chamber is enlarged at' the opposite side of the body portion, as at 29, and within said enlargement is a cushion 30 of rubber or other suitable material which fits closely around the stem and against the bottom of the enlargement. Preferably, also, the handle is hollowed out, as at 31, to receive the outer end of the cushion. 30, which will therefore be less likely to spread between the handle and of the device. It will be noted that when the main valve 9 is opened, the cushion 30 After the air passes through the valve 9 it is free to enter the passage 8 which inter" sects the extension 19 through which the valve stem extends between the valve and the cushion 30, said passage 8 being shown in alinenient with the outlet ni pie 3. This nipple 3 is shown rotatable wlth respect to the body portion, as by having a peripheral flange 32 at its inner end or end next the body portion, said flange seating against the body portion, with suitable packing 33 interposed. and held by a nut 34 overlying the flange and screwed onto thebody portion.

the transverse valve chamber 1'? a branch passage 35 leads from the passage 8 and is adapted at its outer end, as by enlarging and tapping, to receive the pressure gage 14 or other suitable means for indicating the air pressure in the passage 8.

It will be noted that the movement of the handle 25 to compress the cushion 3G is limited by engagement of said handle with the body portion 1 and thus there is no danger of carelessly compressing said cushion too much. Also the other end of the lever 25 engages the body portion as a stop, when the lever handle swings in the other direction, so that it cannot swing too far and the cushion 30 escape or become lost. Further more, the handles 25, 28 are at opposite sides of the connection of the supply pipe d to its nipple 2, and thus they protect sa1d connee tion to a certain extent, while emitting ready access to the same between themselves. Particularly when the device is in'use, the hand of the operator grasping the handles incloses the said supply ipe connwtion, at a distance therefrom, and the sup 1y pipe a will bend over the soft rounded e go or his hand. In this way at durability is secured and danger of llia kage and less of air are automatically avoided..

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Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. The combination of a body portion having a flow duct through itself with an inlet and an outlet at opposite ends, a transverse valve for controlling flow through said duct having its stem at one side of the body portion, a resilient cushion around said stem, and a handle pivoted on the body portion adapted to slide said valve and compress said cushion, the body portion providing a stop to limit swinging of said handle to compress the cushion.

2. The combination of a body portion having a, flow duct through itself with an inlet and an; outlet at opposite ends, a transverse valve for controlling flow through said duct havin'g'its stem at one side of the body portion, a resilient cushion around said stem,

and a handle pivoted to said body portion and recessed to receive the outer end of said cushion, said handle adapted to engage said body portion on opposite sides of its pointof pivoting to limit its swing in both directions and prevent both release of the cushion and excessive compression thereof.

3. The combination of a body portion having a longitudinal flow duct and centrally disposed means at one end for attaching a supply pipe, a transverse valve for controlling flow through said duct, and a pair of handles projecting longitudinally from said body portion on opposite sides oi the supply pipe connecting means, one of said handles being fixed and the other movable and adapted to operate the said transverse valve, said handles permitting access between themselves to said supply pipe connection and aflording a grasp by which the hand shall entirely surround said connection without engaging the sam v S UEL NELSON. 

